Wan

n.

Heard in Mayo, Cork, Wexford, Longford, Waterford, Kildare, Dublin and Donegal

One's father / mother.

In use

Yer good feenóg, but 'tis not off a stone ye licked it, yer boul feen was a legend.

Posh English

You are a capable enough sort, but such brilliance does not fall far from the tree, for your esteemed father was quite the paragon.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Th' aul wan/fellaA colloquial term for one's mother or father, often used to denote their parental…
  • Aul wanOne's mother, or an affectionate yet irreverent term for an older woman.
  • Auld wanOne's mother or an elderly woman.
  • Bowl wanMother.
  • Owld wanAn older woman, typically a mother or a local matriarch.
  • Like father like sonWhen the traits of the father appear in the son.